Entire PML-N stands by Nawaz Sharif: Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE: A particular lobby is targeting PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in order to defame him, but the entire party stands by him, said Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday. “Nawaz Sharif’s comments on [Mumbai attacks] have been misinterpreted by Indian media. He only talked about non-state actors,” Sanaullah said, adding people of Pakistan were aware of these issues. “Identifying non-state actors cannot be called a confrontation,” he said, referring to Chaudhry Nisar’s statement. The provincial minister recalled that it was Nawaz Sharif who had made Pakistan a nuclear power. “People such as Owaiz Muzaffar Tappi have been given clean chit by the NAB. If they are clean than who is corrupt in this country?” he wondered. The law minister urged NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal to take notice of clean chit being given to corrupt elements in Sindh. To a question, he said that NAB should respect the parliament.He said that PML-N would make a decision on awarding of tickets for the general elections in Ramzan. “It is important to hold timely and transparent elections. PML-N will emerge as victorious after defeating aliens,” he added. …read more

Ahsan Iqbal vows to wipe out menace of terrorism ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior and Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Monday re-affirmed the commitment to wipe out terrorism from the country, saying war on terror is still continuing to completely eradicate the menace.Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Pakistan''s first-ever National Center for Cyber Security here at Air University, he said terrorism had been curtailed to a large extent in 2018 as compared to five years back, and people are now witnessing that peace has been restored in the country."We made the National Action Plan (NAP) and launched a full-fledged operation against terrorists in the country, which will continue…

PTI accuses Nawaz Sharif of impeding democratic process LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has failed a single proper answer to 128 asked to him in Avenfield property reference, said PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday. “The court asked one thing while Nawaz Sharif replied something else and kept on telling outdated stories,” Chaudhry told a press conference, shortly after the deposed prime minister said that PTI's sit-in was planted to oust him from power over his decision to try former military dictator Pervez Musharraf for high treason. "Why did Nawaz not utter a single word against Zia? Why did he let Pervez Musharraf go abroad?" he questioned.…

Khursheed Shah urges PTI to take notice of slapping incident ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Wednesday called for promoting tolerance in society and in political system or it would create anarchy in the country.Speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, he said Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) has always condemned incident of un-parliamentary attitude in politics.“Thisparliament not only represents 220 million people of Pakistan but also protects their rights,” he said.He said the parliament was going to complete its constitutional term and we shouldend it with a positive note and tradition rater than promoting hatred.He said this house witnessed heated…